Okay so it's been two weeks since the last update. Im about a week into my second pack of pills.

Skin Situation:

My skin is better than it was the last time I posted. That's for sure. It still has not improved too much though. I still have some active pimples. And some show up every couple of days. And my face is pretty red. Also there's some really small little bumps too. I don't feel very comfortable leaving the house without makeup. Luckily I don't have to leave my house too often so I can give my face a lot of makeup free time.

I still do the same regimen. I ran out of Withc Hazel though so Im gonna purchase more. I love it as a toner. I do masks like twice a week. And I use face scrub, or oil and a face brush to exfoliate like every other day.

Hello there ccxlii!

Im looking forward to your progress with diane 35.

I also took years ago for my acne but it took one year to "clear"my skin.

I remenber in the first months I had huge breakouts! But then my skin calmed down.

Good luck!

Hello there ccxlii!

Im looking forward to your progress with diane 35.

I also took years ago for my acne but it took one year to "clear"my skin.

I remenber in the first months I had huge breakouts! But then my skin calmed down.

 

Good luck!

Heyy, thanks im hoping atleast maybe within the third pack ill start to see some improvement. In the next month I go back to Canada for my third year in uni and I was really hoping to have clearer skin for the new university year ): It just sucks as the first time I went on it I had no initial breakout or anything like that my skin just got better and better within a short amount of time. Thank you for the courage booster though! (:

I hope your skin gets better too!

Youre welcome I think everyone here needs support with this battle aggaisnt acne

Hey! It's been two more weeks since I last updated and I just finished my second month/pack yesterday. My period is starting to come on, just spotting, and I haven't had the usual extreme period breakout.

Skin Situation:

My face is okay. I wouldn't say its too much better than my last update but it definitely feels like its better. It's less red then before and less big pimples, the ones i have are smaller. There are definitely still pimples tho, and lots of spots.

I have problems with scarring (In the form of dark spots) so I started steva-a(retin-a) about a week ago, applying it every other night to start and the past two nights I used it back to back. I have not broken out from using it, and my face hasnt been peeling or anything. I started using it because I had two tubes of it in my bathroom that were basically untouched because I never had the patience to attempt it for acne, plus diane 35 always worked for anyways. Now though I decided I would use it because not only does it help acne but also scars which I really want to get rid of. It was just laying in my bathroom so why not.

My regimen is basically the same, except I use the neutrogena in the morning and a very light exfoliant at night because throughout the day at work I build up so much sweat and dirt on my face the cream cleanser doesn't feel like it really cleans it as much as a light exfoliant would. I do real exfoliation atleast two-three times a week. And masks the same amount a week.

UPDATEEEE

Im almost a week into my third month/pack. Period wasn't too bad, or long. I haven't really noticed any side effect, I know I never mentioned that before so I just decided to mention now.

Skin Situation:

So as of right now my skin is pretty clear. Of course I have a lot of scars but like the acne I had when I last updated is mostly gone and right now I just have like 2 pimples on my face, and all the ones that were on my jawline and neck have gone down a lot. The only bad thing right now is that I had a pimple on my chin that I popped two days ago and I really squeezed at it and messed with it a ton so now it's like a small brown patch on my chin. Idk why its brown. It's almost scab looking, much bigger than the pimple was I should have just left it. Hoping within another few days it'll be gone.

I won't get my hopes up although my skin is clear this week, because a lot of people who did like a diane 35 journey said they would get clear but it would't last long, until after month 4. So for now I am just enjoying it while it lasts, except this brown spot of course!

I also don't know exactly if the Retin-A has done anything or if this clearness is because of that because I use that every other night and I have used it in addition to diane, so I can't say for sure if any of these effects are from the Retin-A or if its just all the works of diane.

Its only been a little over a week since my last post but I just wanted to drop by to mentioned some changes in my regimen.

So Ive started using equate gentle cleanser, which is a cetaphil dupe. So far I like it. I have also started using the dickinsons brand of witch hazel toner and i love it.

My face is still red as ever, like the spots I mean not the whole face. But as far as actual pimples are concerned theres only a few. Sadly I still cant really leave my house confident without makeup because my acne scars and dark spots are soooo bad.

On note of the toner, it makes my skin feel super smooth and soft and clean. I just wash my face with the cleanser and then dry and then tone. The cleanser is gentle so I usually remove my makeup with baby wipes and then put that on my dry face and rub it in, then rinse. The instructions kinda say to use on a dry face instead of wetting first like other cleansers. I tried wetting my face first and its like the product slid right off.

Anyways let's see if these products turn out to be great.

So its been about three months since I posted. It is now December. My skin is super clear its great. It's been clear for quite some time now. Like since October maybe. Diane 35 is great. I still do the exact same regimen as before.